The baseball team, which improved to 8-2 overall and 1-0 in the Sandusky Bay Conference with the victory, defeated the Polar Bears, 7-1, behind a fine pitching performance from senior A.J. Cecil.

Cecil pitched six innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits to go with seven strikeouts and one walk.

Mark Konieczny, Logan Winke and Nate Segaard each drove in two runs apiece for the Rockets, who rebounded from a 10-0 loss to Genoa last week.

Baseball

Oak Harbor 8, Woodmore 1

Despite losing 8-1 to Oak Harbor, Woodmore was just one out and an error from getting out of a second inning that saw them give up five runs as the Rockets took control of the game.

Nate Segaard got the win for the Rockets, allowing one run on five hits in five innings of work. He struck out four and walked two to improve to 2-0 on the season.

Woodmore’s Zach Brossia took the loss, allowing eight runs, only one of which was earned, in seven innings of work. He struck out four and walked three.

Softball

Oak Harbor 3, Margaretta 1

Behind a fine pitching performance from Sam Durivage, Oak Harbor opened conference play with a 3-1 victory over Margaretta.

Durivage got the win to improve to 6-1 on the season, allowing one run on seven hits in seven innings of work.

Sydney Street led the way at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs. Maggie Tyburski had the other RBI, Rebecca Florio finished with two hits and two runs and Theresa Stokes had two walks and scored a run.

Genoa 10, Oak Harbor 7

Three errors did Oak Harbor in as the Comets scored four runs, all unearned, in the top of the first to take a 4-0 lead and sustain control of the game in their 10-7 win over Oak Harbor.

Katie Jensen had three hits and three RBIs, including a home run, to lead Genoa (4-0). Paige Neuman got the win for the Comets.

The Rockets were led by Justine Webb, who had a three-run homer. Allison Wolf and Theresa Stokes each had an RBI and Sam Durivage and Sydney Street finished with two hits apiece.

Oak Harbor 16, Northwood 3

With a 2-1 lead heading into the second inning, Oak Harbor pushed the lead to 7-1 with five runs before run-ruling Northwood on its way to a 16-3 victory.

The Rockets’ top four hitters, Allison Wolf, Sam Durivage, Justine Webb and Theresa Stokes, combined for 10 RBIs, led by Webb who had four.

]]>SportsThu, 18 Apr 2013 09:36:06 -0400Redskin bowlers earn trips to Districtshttp://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/2031-redskin-bowlers-earn-trips-to-districts
http://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/2031-redskin-bowlers-earn-trips-to-districtsPort Clinton’s Redskin boys earned their seventh consecutive trip to the OHSAA Northwest District Bowling Tournament at Interstate Lanes in Rossford on Friday by finishing second in Sectional action at Star Lanes at the Harbor in Port Clinton last Friday. Kyle Radloff led the Redskins with 215-204-221 for a 660 series and Caleb Conrad added 182-217-205 for a 604 series. Dave Wilburn rolled a 221 game and Darryl Trent a 226 game.

“Our boys bowled good tonight, but we need to make more quality shots to advance to State,” said PC Coach Bob Black.”We’ll have three or four practices to sharpen up our games and we’ll see how we do. We have as good a chance as anyone to advance.”

The Port Clinton girls bowling team quailfied 3rd in the OHSAA Sectional Tournament at Star Lanes at the Harbor Saturday, earning a trip to the District Tournament at Interstate lanes in Rossford Friday at 10 a.m. This is the girls’ fourth trip to Districts in the seven years the OHSAA has recognized bowling as a sport.

Their 3255 total was just behind Bowling Green and Eastwood, and ahead of other qualifiers Sandusky and Rossford. Alysia Zoeller led the Lady Redskins with a 203 game and 488 series, Reilly Wittman rolled 166-172 for a 472 series, Kassidy Mahler 171-160 for a 463 series, Eryn Binder a 180 game, and Katelyn Chapman a 162 game.

“I think our young girls team (4 sophs, 3 frershmen) grew up some today” said Coach Bob Black. “Hopefully they are starting to see, and believe in how good they can be. We’re pleased with their progress and look forward to them competing next week.”

]]>marks@thebeacon.net (Mark Schaffner)SportsThu, 21 Feb 2013 15:04:10 -0500Redskin Bowlers defeat Huronhttp://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/1883-redskin-bowlers-defeat-huron
http://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/1883-redskin-bowlers-defeat-huronThe Redskin Boys nosed out Huron by 13 pins, 2973-2960. Sean Black's 254-258 games and 512 series led the Redskins who rolled games of 981-1042 and added 950 in Baker. Huron rolled games of 946-990 and added 1024 in Baker. "Wow! What a match," said PC Coach Bob Black. "We were up, down, back up, and almost lost it with 4 opens the last Baker games. Huron has a nice team and it's hard to beat them there. I give our players credit for coming back. Jacob Reed subbed the first game and finished with 5 consecutive strikes which made…

Sean Black added, "I felt as though I played the lanes very smart today, I was pretty locked in. A great team win and now look ahead to Woodmore tomorrow."

The Redskin Girls rolled top a 2146-2054 win. Alysia Zoeller led the Lady Redskins with 149-169, Reilly Wittman 164-148, and Eryn Binder a 182.

K.Varney led Huron with 211-160 and M.Decker rolled 136-175.

]]>marks@thebeacon.net (Mark Schaffner)SportsFri, 25 Jan 2013 11:19:40 -0500Oak Harbor finished 3rd at SBC Dualshttp://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/1858-oak-harbor-finished-3rd-at-sbc-duals
http://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/1858-oak-harbor-finished-3rd-at-sbc-dualsOver the weekend, the Oak Harbor wrestling team finished third at the Sandusky Bay Conference Dual Meet at Margaretta High School. Led by seniors Luke Cramer and Alec Bowlick, the Rockets finished third out of eight teams, losing to Perkins and Clyde, the first- and second-place teams.

Four Rockets finished with perfect records, among them Cramer, Bowlick and sophomores Ben Petersen and T.J. Lawrence.

Lawrence had a great performance, defeating Josh Rohrbacher of Perkins, 2-0, and Gabe Timbs of Edison, 2-1, in two close matches. Lawrence also beat Margaretta’s Alex Loring, 6-0, and won two other matches by technical fall and the other two by forfeit.

Petersen won two matches by forfeit, three by technical fall and one by major decision, 11-1, and one in close fashion, defeating St. Mary CC wrestler Alex Guerra, 8-4.

With their 46-26 win over Lake, the Port Clinton girls improved to 13-2 on the season, marking one of the greatest starts in the program's history. After trailing, 19-16, at halftime, the Redskins took control by outscoring the Flyers, 17-5, in the third quarter before blowing the game open with a 13-2 advantage in the fourth quarter. Emily Ashley led all scorers with 16 points and Hannah Weaver contributed 12. Jordyn Taylor had 14 points to lead Lake.

Port Clinton 62, Margaretta 40

The Redskins took control early as they cruised to a 62-40 victory over Margaretta in Sandusky Bay Conference action.

Port Clinton led, 15-10, after the first quarter and pushed the lead to 35-19 at halftime.

Emily Ashley led all scorers with 19 points and Tiffany Colston contributed 11.

Bellevue 46, Port Clinton 37

Bellevue built an 11-6 lead after one quarter and controlled the game throughout, slowing building their lead thru four quarters. The Lady Red led, 22-15, at halftime before pushing the lead to 32-23 after three quarters.

The Port Clinton boys got their second win of the season, defeating Edison, 55-49, in SBC action. The 'Skins, who led 29-26 at halftime, pushed the lead to 45-35 after three quarters before the Chargers rallied to make a game of it. Nathan Stubblefield had 18 points and Brock Moore chipped in with 11. Edison's Luke Frankboner led all scorers with 25 points and Shane Crooks finished with nine.

Fremont Ross 68, Port Clinton 39

The Little Giants controlled this one throughout, taking a 20-4 lead after the first quarter and pushing the lead to 58-26 after three quarters.

Alex Metcalf led all scorers with 16 points and Tyler Wolf had 13 to help pace Fremont Ross.

The 'Skins travel to Oak Harbor on Friday and host Margaretta on Saturday.

]]>SportsWed, 16 Jan 2013 14:18:48 -0500Danbury boys fall to Stritch, 51-29http://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/1820-danbury-boys-fall-to-stritch-51-29
http://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/1820-danbury-boys-fall-to-stritch-51-29Despite holding guard Austin Adams to 14 points, the Danbury Lakers fell to Cardinal Stritch, 51-29. The Lakers fell behind 10-5 after one quarter and trailed 21-8 at halftime. With the Cardinals leading 35-22 after three, they put the game away with a 16-7 advantage in the final period. Stritch guard Joey Cousino led all scorers with 16 points and Adams finished with 14. The Lakers were led by freshman John Rhodes, who finished with eight points, and got seven from Zak Miller.

With a 26-17 lead at halftime, Maumee Valley CD blew the game open by outscoring the Lakers, 26-4, in the third quarter to take control in their 65-30 victory over Danbury.

The Hawks were led by Caleb Willhight, who finished with a game-high 14 points and David Brown and Solomon Collins scored 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Dominic Manuella led the Lakers with 12 points and Dylan Buckley finished with eight.

The Lakers return to action this week when the travel west to face Toledo Christian, the top team in the Toledo Area Athletic Conference.

]]>SportsWed, 16 Jan 2013 14:12:08 -0500Danbury girls lose first conference gamehttp://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/1816-danbury-girls-lose-first-conference-game
http://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/1816-danbury-girls-lose-first-conference-gameAfter beginning the season 5-0 in the conference, the Danbury girls basketball team suffered their first loss in league play, falling to the Toledo Christian Eagles, 48-33. The Eagles slowly built their lead as the game progressed, holding a 7-4 advantage after one quarter, a 24-9 lead at halftime and a 36-14 lead at the end of three. Darian Westmeyer led all scorers with 21 points and Lydia Yeager finished with eight. Alyssa Almendinger had six points to lead the Lakers and Erin Lavelle chipped in with five.]]>SportsWed, 16 Jan 2013 14:08:33 -0500Oak Harbor girls defeat Danbury, 53-27http://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/1815-oak-harbor-girls-defeat-danbury-53-27
http://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/1815-oak-harbor-girls-defeat-danbury-53-27The Oak Harbor girls jumped out to a 21-8 lead after the first quarter and pushed the advantage to 31-13 at halftime before defeating Danbury, 53-27, in non-conference action last week. Abbie Gezo led all scorers with 18 points and Maria Boers finished with 17. The Lakers were led by Erin Lavelle, who scored eight points and Stephanie Kukay, who finished with seven.

Oak Harbor 52, Edison 49

In a back-and-forth game that saw a number of key momentum swings, Oak Harbor edged Edison, 52-49, to improve to 8-5 overall and 5-4 in the Sandusky Bay Conference.

Abbie Gezo led all scorers with 18 points, Maria Boers chipped in 12 and Andrea Cecil scored nine to lead the Rockets.

The Chargers got 17 points from Ciara Reed and 15 from Brianna Pittenger. The Rockets host Huron on Saturday at 1 p.m.

]]>SportsWed, 16 Jan 2013 14:07:45 -0500OH boys win two straight, improve to 6-5http://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/1814-oh-boys-win-two-straight-improve-to-6-5
http://thebeacon.net/beacon-sports/item/1814-oh-boys-win-two-straight-improve-to-6-5 After falling to Tiffin Columbian to drop to 4-5, the Oak Harbor boys basketball team rebounded to win two straight games to get over the 500 mark. On Saturday the boys, behind 21 points from Greg Haar, defeated Eastwood, 71-67, in an overtime thriller. Down 48-42 heading into the fourth quarter, the Rockets outscored the Eagles, 19-13, to send the game into the extra session. In overtime Oak Harbor was able to hold Eastwood off, outscoring them, 10-6, to get the win.

A.J. Cecil helped pace the Rockets with 20 points and Andy Rathbun, who's been playing well as of late, finished with 16 points, including three 3-pointers.

The Eagles were led by point guard Jake Schmeltz, who had a game-high 32 points.

Oak Harbor 45, Margaretta 31

Four Rockets finished with double figures as Oak Harbor held off a late rally to defeat Margaretta, 45-31.

The Rockets led 9-8 after the first quarter before pushing the advantage to 22-13 at halftime. The lead got as high as 15 at 36-21 before the Polar Bears rallied with an 8-0 run make it a 36-29 game. However, Oak Harbor closed the game out on a 9-2 run to put it away.